Jan 10, 2015: Saracens Director of Rugby Mark McCall has played down the injury that kept fly-half Owen Farrell out of Friday night's 24-23 Premiership defeat to Gloucester at Kingsholm on Friday night.

Nov 18, 2014: Saracens fly-half Charlie Hodgson has questioned reports that his team-mate Owen Farrell will start at inside centre for England against Samoa this weekend, saying it would be a "big call" to shift the fly-half out a spot.

Oct 23, 2014: Owen Farrell will make his first start for five weeks - and a fortnight before England face world champions New Zealand - when Saracens tackle European Champions Cup rivals Munster on Friday night